For those seeking to launch law firm careers, securing a summer associate position is an important first step. Depending on how the summer program is designed, it is an opportunity for law students to understand the culture and practice of the law firm...

CARLTON FIELDS TOPS DIVERSITY RANKINGS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES - REIGNS AS TOP FIRM FOR OVERALL DIVERSITY
Vault.com has released its 2012 Law Firm Diversity Rankings, and the more things change, the more they stay the same. For the third straight...

Vault.com, the source of ratings, rankings and insight for law students and lawyers, has released its Practice Area Rankings for 2012, examining how law firms rank in 25 practice areas ranging from Antitrust to Tax.
The 2012 Vault Law Rankings are...

Grueling hours, tight deadlines and demanding work are the standards of BigLaw life, but how associates fare under these intense conditions may depend greatly on quality of life within the firm. When it comes to associate satisfaction, one firm stands...

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY ENDS ROPES & GRAY'S TWO-YEAR WINNING STREAK - NAMED BEST LAW FIRM TO WORK FOR; 13 OTHER RANKINGS RELEASED
New York, NY, (July 12, 2011) Prestige isn't everything, as Vault.com reveals with the release of its Law...

Associates have spoken, and their voices are loud and clear: it's not about size, it's not about number of offices, and it's certainly not about a fancy website-it's all about Wachtell.
In its ninth year on top, Wachtell has kept its...

New York, NY, (May 3, 2011) Vault.com, the source for university ratings, rankings and reconnaissance, has unveiled two new and valuable services - Vault Honors Academy and My Admission Priorities (M.A.P) - to support students as they make among the most...

Law firm recruiters favor Harvard Law grads over all other law school grads-even Yale-at least when making intuitive judgments based on the sole criterion of an institution's academic reputation.
U.S. News has for the first time released a ranking...

What do in vitro fertilization, pro bono commitment, a child-care campus, and transparency have in common? They're factors that helped four law firms land spots on Fortune's annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. These Fortune All...

Which are the best firms to work for? For many, this is a far more important consideration than prestige. To determine the Vault Law 20 Best Firms to Work For, we analyzed our initial list of 166 firms using a formula that weighed the most relevant categories...

Which BigLaw firm is the King of the Big Apple? The San Francisco Treat? Beantown's best? Increasing globalization of the legal industry notwithstanding, the practice of law arguably remains essentially local. Check out the Vault Law Regional Rankings...

Vault has released the "Best Law Firms in Each Practice Area" rankings for 2011.
The votes are in and results are ready. Find out how top firms stack up. We've included links to firm profile information for firms in the top ten for overall...

Once again, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has been ranked the top firm for Overall Prestige in Vault’s annual law firm associate survey, marking eight consecutive years as number 1 in the survey results.
This is the 13 th year that Vault...